Pictured on the left is Doris Tettleton, CASA supervisor for the Third Judicial District, and on the right is Shonta Kelly-Adams, co-founder/president of Southernbelles, who is also a CASA advocate. Not pictured are Southernbelles members Alisha Levingsto, co-founder, Latricia Kilgore, co-founder, Sandra Levingston, Eleisha Levingston, Latamra Crane, Joyce Hargove and Brenda O’Neal.

Southernbelles nonprofit organization along with Dr. Micheal Langiulli and staff from Ruston Cardiology, Northern Louisiana Medical Center business office and Iberia Bank on Vienna Street, along with other private individuals, sponsored more than 20 CASA families for Christmas with their CASA Christmas Project.

Southernbelles is a non-profit organization based out of Ruston that strives to assist needy families in and around the local community with growth and social change.

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